Meanings
nounvolunteering (uncountable)
- uncountableThe act of voluntarily giving time and labor for charity or community service.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of volunteer
Translations
Finnish vapaaehtoistyö
- vapaaehtoistyöact of volunteering
French volontariat
- volontariatact of volunteering
Indonesian kesukarelaan
- kesukarelaanact of volunteering
Malay kesukarelawanan
- kesukarelawananact of volunteering
Polish wolontariat
- wolontariatact of volunteering
Russian волонтёрство
- волонтёрство (volontjórstvo)act of volunteering
Spanish voluntariado
- voluntariadoact of volunteering
Turkish gönüllülük
- gönüllülükact of volunteering
Cite this entry
APA
volunteering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volunteering
MLA
“volunteering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volunteering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volunteering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volunteering.
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